What typically happens has less to do with customers being unsafe and more to do with better business opportunities for tenants developing replacement stores elsewhere. For example, when Walmart went to the supercenter format, they abandoned a lot of viable strip malls across the country for new digs that met their updated business strategy and footprint. CVS and Walgreens did the exact same thing when they left viable strip mall storefronts for a new model focused on free standing outparcels adjacent to signalized intersections. You also have situations where some chains close altogether and spaces specifically designed for that chain's foot print are difficult to lease to others. While we've been fortunate with Walmart and Rowe's moving into our market, others across the state are littered with spaces abandoned by Albertson's, Winn-Dixie, and Food Lion. In general, some shopping centers are redeveloped to meet current day trends (ex. Roosevelt Square) and others aren't (ex. Town & Country, Expressway Mall).
